Clapping for silence

[thechillandthedamp]

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We clap three times. The students clap back three times then fall silent.

Fucking get me out of here.

Old school

Is it? From when? I’ve never come across this!

Works perfectly in our primary school. What is the problem?

From the 90s! Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap.

That I’m not a sea lion?

I did my GCSEs in 1998 and never encountered this! Thank Christ on the cross!

It works fine, I prefer it to the current trend of 'silent signals'.

It’s born from my worst nightmares. Wtf are silent signals? What’s wrong with “okay, look this way now, quiet please”

My son is in primary. His teacher calls 'Snap Crackle Pop' and they chorus back 'Everybody Stop!'

We came up with 'Goose Duck Duck' - 'Shut the Fuck Up' but I haven't tried it with Y11 yet

Helping out in my son’s class 3 years ago the teacher did this. She was really charismatic and boundaries and kind, and did lots of little things like that Andre kids responded really well.
I was totally in awe because my idea of hell is being in charge of a roomful of 7 years olds , and she made it look easy

We do this. Same clap. Clap clap clap-clap-clap. Kids have learned to clap while still continuing their cacophony unabated.

I think we need to mix it up a bit. Oh yes. So they have to listen to the clap pattern but I am not some sort of renegade maverick.

So i just go with. With my smarting, irrelevant hands.

I was taught to do that when I was training. Other things such as counting down from 5 or putting hand up until everyone put their hand up too.

None worked paticularly well as they trained students to think that they can slowly give teacher attention. What do you do if they don’t clap back or stop what they are doing?

Our school does this. Clap clap clap-clap-clap
A bit WTAF? to start with but it mostly works.

I fucking hate it.

Wtf are silent signals?

You put your hand up and smile (you get pulled up for lack of smile) and wait for the children to put their hands up and stop talking.

Jesus. Can’t you just briskly say ‘quiet!’

@TeaforTiger and that "works"?

My dc's school do this, as does the school where I work. It works in ks1.

My sons class goes by the the TA’s raised eyebrow method.
Never seen a bunch of 7 year olds fall silent so quick, none of them want her to break out the death stare.

I want her to come live with us

I do the silent signals with year 7 and it works. By the time they get to years 9 and above though my smile turns to an angry glare.

But now I will have "goose duck duck" "shut the fuck up" in my head as I glare.

I teach secondary. I am not doing it. Load of shite.

Aaah, secondary. Very different. Works with our P1-4. P5+ are immune and you just end up with sore hands and broken spirit. I wouldn't attempt this in secondary.

Okay Primary year 2. We do 1,2,3 eyes on me and the children reply 1,2 eyes on you. We also do 'Ding dong to which the children respond 'class announcement '! A bit cheesy but the little ones like it and respond.

Oh and another one is to start speaking quietly saying 'If you can hear me click your fingers, keep going till all are clicking then tell them off for how long it took! I tend to just call out my class name and they stop but I am just mean!

Love clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! And if you have to go onto a second one: clap... Clap clap-clap (do people know what I mean on that one?!)

Have done a few others things in my time, a bell, hands up, a tambourine. But I always find myself going back to clapping!

(Teacher) Clap Clap
(students) Clap-clap-clap

That's what DS used to do at school.